Full Council – 20/01/2020
SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS
To All Members of the Council
Dear Councillors
You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Full Council scheduled to take place on Monday 20 January at 6.00 pm in Room SGH026 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, in order to transact the following business.
Helen Ball
Town Clerk
Meeting Agenda Items
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1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT
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3MINUTES OF COUNCIL
To approve the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on 4 November 2019.
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4MATTERS ARISING
Shropshire CCG – Further to previous discussions at both Full Council and Finance & General Purposes Committee, Nicky Wild, Director of Primary Care at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group shall attend the meeting to discuss the impact of recent closures to the Whitehall Practice and subsequent allocation of patients to other GP practices and will outline plans for provision of GP services covering new development sites.
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5ANNOUNCEMENTS
(i) To receive details of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements
(a) November 2019
(b) December 2019(ii) To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk
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6PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
To receive any questions from Members of the Public, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.
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7QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS
To receive any questions from Members, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.
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8PLASTIC FREE SHREWSBURY
(i) Presentation my Plastic Free Shrewsbury
Lottie Glover (Plastic Free Shrewsbury) shall give a presentation on the growing desire for Shrewsbury to become a Plastic Free Town and
the initiatives the group would need to complete to achieve such accreditation
https://www.sas.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-Free-Communities-Toolkit-2018.pdf(ii) Supporting the accreditation as a Plastic Free Community
Further members are invited to consider the following motion:
That Shrewsbury Town Council recognises the devastating effects that single-use plastic can have on the environment and that only through
concrete, collective, positive action can we be able to stop the flood of plastic pollution from overwhelming the world.This Council supports Plastic Free Shrewsbury in its journey to achieving Plastic Free Community Status and will undertake the following:
(i) Remove single-use plastic items from its premises;
(ii) Encourage local plastic free initiatives, promote local campaigns and support local events;
(iii) Elect a Councillor to represent the Town Council on the Plastic Free Shrewsbury Steering GroupAttachments:
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9FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)
To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee Meetings held on:
(i) 2 December 2019
(ii) 13 January 2020Attachments:
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10RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)
To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on 4 December 2019.
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11PLANNING COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)
To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Planning Committee Meetings held on:
(i) 19 November 2019
(ii) 10 December 2019
(iii) 7 January 2020Attachments:
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12YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE (MINUTES ENCLOSED)
To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Youth Services Committee Meeting held on 28 November 2019.
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13BUDGET 2020/21
To consider the following budget and precept proposals as recommended by the Finance & General Purposes Committee
(i) Council Tax Base for 2020/21
(ii) Revenue Budget for 2020/21
(iii) Capital Budget for 2020/21
(iv) Precept Levy for 2020/21
(iv) Fees & Charges for 2020/21Attachments: